Broad and High

Rube Goldberg Machine Contest 2015

Clip: Season 2 Episode 33 | 3m

Rube Goldberg was a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist, inventor and humorist best known for drawing eccentric and complex machines that use everyday items to complete a simple task. His legacy lives on through the annual Rube Goldberg Machine Contest, where students nationwide design and construct crazy devices that complete an assigned task.

Aired: 04/29/15

Rating: NR

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